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Increased Use of OCIO for Independent Schools

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In Pursuit of Intergenerational Equity: Inflation is the Big Headwind

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Independent Schools Increasingly Depend on Endowments for Operations

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Top Concerns in Higher Education

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Study of Independent Schools - Key Highlights [Infographic] 2024

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Study of Endowments - Key Highlights [Infographic] 2024

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2025 Policy Outlook: What Endowments and Foundations Should Know

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2025 Policy Outlook: What Endowments and Foundations Should Know

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Winter Wonders: Warming Reads for the Season

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Responsible Investing: Terminology and Background

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2024 HEPI Report Released

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Viewpoint | Top Concerns for Community Foundations: Donor-Advised Fund Regulations

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Key OCIO Evaluation Factors

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Council on Foundations-Commonfund Study of Foundations 2023 Results

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Considerations for Smaller Institutions Seeking OCIO

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Viewpoint | Top Concerns for Private Foundations: Financial Volatility and Target Returns

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Study of Foundations - Key Highlights [Infographic] 2023

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Unveiling OCIO: Roles and Responsibilities in Governance

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Foundations' Endowed Portfolios Produced Higher Returns in 2023

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Discover Your Next Summer Read!

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The Role of the Endowment in Transforming Trinity College

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Topline Findings from the FY2023 CSIS

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Viewpoint | Top Concerns for Independent Schools

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Commonfund Survey Finds Investors Remain Optimistic in 2024

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Viewpoint | The Main Purpose of Independent School Endowments

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Study of Independent Schools - Key Highlights [Infographic] 2023

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Study of Endowments - Key Highlights [Infographic] 2023

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Commonfund Study of Independent Schools Released for FY2023

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The NACUBO Endowment Study: A 50-Year Retrospective

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FY23 NACUBO-Commonfund Study Released

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Four Things we Learned from Foundation Leaders

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2023 HEPI Report Released

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A Winter Wonderland of Books to Warm Your Soul and Inspire Creativity!

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Viewpoint | Analyzing Community Foundation Data by Region

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Viewpoint | The Yin and Yang of Risk and Return

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Study of Foundations - Key Highlights [Infographic] 2022

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Foundations' Endowed Portfolios Produced Lower Returns in 2022

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Soak Up Some Sun with One of Our Favorite Books!

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Taking a Regional Perspective

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Study of Independent Schools - Key Highlights [Infographic] 2022

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Commonfund Survey Finds Investors are Optimistic in 2023

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Get Cozy This Winter with One of Our Favorite Books!

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Investment Objectives? Not Always.

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Seven Promising Practices for the Future of Higher Education

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Asset Allocation: Controlling for the Variables

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Research Shows 10-Year Returns for Foundations Reach Highest Point

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Study of Foundations Key Highlights [Infographic]

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2021 Council on Foundations-Commonfund Study of Foundations Released

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Key Governance Factors for Higher Education Prove to Be Quantifiable

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21st CASE Commonfund College and University Foundation Award

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Commonfund Survey Finds Institutional Investors Increasingly Cautious Amid Heightened Economic Risks

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Viewpoint: The Move in Marketable Alternative Strategies

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Forum 2022 Key Statistics [Infographic]

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Viewpoint: The Short and Long of It

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Commonfund Institute Launches Educational Platform: Commonfund Institute Online

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Ten Tips for Successful Meetings

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Viewpoint | The Climate for Responsible Investing is Changing

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Viewpoint | Diverse Managers

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Highlights from the 2020 Council on Foundations-Commonfund Study of Foundations

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Endowment Management and the Three Primary Responsibilities of a Board

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Constructing Investment Portfolios for Endowments

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CASE Commonfund College and University Foundation Award 20th Anniversary

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The CASE Commonfund College and University Foundation Award | Twenty Years of Celebrating Leadership

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Commonfund Award Presentation and Leadership Discussion

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Fareed Zakaria Dissects the Challenges Shaping the Post-Pandemic World

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Spending at Independent Schools Impacted by COVID-19

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Viewpoint | Why are Gifts to Endowments Declining?

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Viewpoint | The Ever-Evolving 80/20

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Exploring Foundations’ Response to COVID-19

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Board of Trustees and Investment Committee Roles and Responsibilities

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Viewpoint | Meeting the Moment

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Top Hedge Fund Investors - Ten Years Later

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Balancing Purpose, Payout, and Permanence: A Strategy Guide for Foundations

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Resource Management for College and Universities

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Enhancing Investment Stewardship with Fund Governance Analytics

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Increasing Giving During COVID-19: Thoughts for Philanthropy

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Five Key Points of the Investment Policy Statement

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How Can Trustees Achieve Intergenerational Equity in the Face of Rising Costs?

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10 Tips for Stewarding People Remotely

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Viewpoint | Responsible Investing Practices: Evolution, Not Resolution

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Optimize Luck

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Purpose: What is an Endowment?

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Viewpoint: Actions Speak Louder than Data

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Looking at Gender Lens Investing

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Summer Reading from the Stewardship Academy Faculty

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Surprising Stewardship Lessons from the Miracle on the Hudson

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Viewpoint: Looking Back, Moving Forward - A Decade of Insight from CSIS

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Viewpoint: The Long of It

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7 Major Findings - Commonfund Benchmarks Study of Healthcare Organizations

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Viewpoint: The Gift of (Relative) Calm

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Viewpoint: Responsible Investing - Read All About It

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The Four P’s of Investment Decisions: Lessons from the Commonfund Institute

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Diversity and Emerging Managers

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Should Investors Be Concerned with ESG Investing

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Viewpoint: Being Objective

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Despite Strong FY2017, Endowments Report Decline in Ten-Year Return

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Nonprofit Board Governance Best Practices

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A Primer on Outsourced Investment Management

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Viewpoint: Responsible Investing for Foundations

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Not So Free: Implications of New York’s Excelsior Scholarships

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Viewpoint: Counting the Cost

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Constraints Faced by Healthcare Endowments

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Healthcare Endowment Management: 3 Questions to Consider

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How Does Board Structure Affect Performance?

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Fiduciary Responsibility: A Board’s Purpose and Roles

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Viewpoint: A Firmer Foundation

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Integration of ESG Factors in Practical Steps

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Responsible Investing for Foundations

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Operating Charity Implements a Risk-Based Investment Policy

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Deciding if an OCIO Provider is Right: Three Factors to Consider

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What is an OCIO?

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Viewpoint: Seven Years On

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Viewpoint: Changing Our Minds

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Greenhouse Effect

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Viewpoint: A Different Kind of Climate Change